Wire connecter



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July 12, 1927.

W` R. SOMMER `ET AL.

WIRE CONNECTER Filed Oct.

a. 192:5 3 sheets-sheet 3- ATTORN EY WITNESS Patented July 12, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM R. SOMMER, ROELOF REE, AND CORNELUS KERKHOF, 0E HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO JIFFY WIRE V(JOlTlIEGTO24? COMPANY, 0F HAGKENSACK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION F NEW JERSEY.

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This invention relates to new andV improved wirev connecters for electrical and other purposes.

One of the objects is to provide a connecter to securely connect two or more wires together for current light or other purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a connecter which can be manufactured cheaply and will be far safer to use than the l0 method of soldering and taping the wires, as 'generally used for making a connection.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction' and in the ycombination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim. i

In describing the invention in detail, ref- 50 erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like charactersv denote vlike or correspondin parts throughout the several views, and 1n which:

Figure 1 is an elevation' showing one form u of the invention. l

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof. Figures 3, 4 and 5 are detail views of this form.

Figures 6 and 7 are views of a slight modification. p

Figure 8 is a sectional view of another modification. v Figure 9 is a transverse sectional view through this form. Figures 10 and 11 are views of another form.

Figures 12 and 13 are views of another form.

Figures 14', 15 and 16 are views of another form. f

Figures 17, 18 and 19 are views of a further modification. v y l Figures 20, 21, 22 and 23m-e views showingl the applicationof the invention.

Referring to Figures 1 to 5, l'indicates a threaded sleeve which is formed of metal and which has a head 2 thereon. This sleeve is embedded in a composition body 3, The head is screw threaded to receive a composition cap 4. Thev4 conductor 5 is passed through the cap and is connected with the sleeve by the screw and then the conductors 7 which are to be connected with the and then these twisted ends are threaded into the sleeve which acts to hold them in place and also to electrically connect them with the conductor 5.

ln the formf shown in Figures 6 and 7, the cap is held to the sleeve by a split ring 9 which engages grooves in the head and cap. In the form shownin Figures 8 and 9, the sleeve is provided with grooves 10 in its bore and the stripped ends of the conductors 7 are placed in these grooves and a long screw 11 isused to hold th'econductor 5' in place .and this screw will engage the ends of the conductors 7 so as to hold them in the sleeve; In other yrespects this form of vthe invent-ion is similar to that abovedescribed. In the form shown in Figures 10 and 11, the cap 12 is made solid and the upper con ductor is passed upwardly through a hole 13 formed in the composition body 14.

'In the form shown in Figures 12 and 13, the sleeve is provided with a flat side 15 to form a space to receive the upper conductor l so that the hole in the composition body shown in Figures 10 and 11 is not required. Figures 12 and 13 sh'ow the cap as being screwed to the sleeve instead of being held thereon by the split ring, as shown in Figures 10 and 11.

In the forni shown in Figures 15, 14 and 16, the composition body 16 has a closed end vfor covering thesleeve so that a cap is not necessary and the head on the sleeve is also omitted. The open end of the body is flared,

as shown at 17 so as to receive the ends of slots and engage a flange 21 formed onthe,

sleeve adjacent the bottom thereof, the upper edge of which is in alignment with the bottom of the slots. A nut 22 is then threaded on the sleeve for clamping the ends of the conductors between itself and the flange.

The sleeve is then placed in the compo`si tion bodyl 22 which has an opening in its 'zel bottom through which the conductors pass and which has its upper end closed by a threaded plug Q3.

Vherethe screw is used tor holdingT the stripped end ot' the conductors in the grooves ot' the sleeves, the threads of the screw will cnt into the ends and thus make a periect contact'. The object ot' providing holes or spaces for the lamp cord as in Figures 10, ll, l2 and lil, is to prevent the screw threads from cutting the twisted wire troni which the cord is made.

Figures 20, 2l, 22 and 23 show how the invention can be used for connecting conductors together, these figures showing some of the uses to which the invention can be put.

These conductors can be used whenever a wire connection is to be made. tion can be made very quickly with this connecter and it eliminates the danger' of tire when making Wire connections in places such as Iasoline station pumpsv` between ceilings and walls, or anywhere where a hot soldering iron or blow torch would be dangerous. rl`hey save time and labor. are cheaper to install, sate, require no experience, eliminate all danger' of short circuit and make a perfect connection.

It is thought :trom the foregoing descrip- A connec-A tion that the advantagesand novel features ot' the invention will be readily apparent.

lVe desire it to be understood that we 'may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement ot' the several parts: provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention elaimz- A connecter comprising a continuous eylindrical member having an internally threaded straight borre extending therethrough, a collar formed on the exterior of said member intermediate its ends, and a hollow body of insulating material having an open end, the inner wall adjacent Said end being beveled, said member being embedded in said body and terminating at said beveled wall, whereby the bare ends of a plurality of wires may be bunched and electrically connected together upon their insertion in said threaded bore and upon rotation of the device with respect to the wires.

In testimony whereot1 we hereby atiix our signatures.

WILLIAM R. SOMMER.

ROELOF REE. CORNELUS KERKHOF. 

